A non-gory, suspense-based, pared-down thriller in the Hitchcock mould, VACANCY riffs on the HOSTEL premise of sicko middle-aged thrill-seekers exploiting / torturing / killing unsuspecting tourists and stranded urbanites. Although it has the added kink that, this...
A little over half of the critics who have commented on Nimród Antal’s English-language debut, Vacancy, gave the film a positive review. (cough) I wish I was getting paid what they were under the table (cough) James Berardinelli states that the work is “not...
Arguably, Robert Wiene (The Hands of Orlac) created the first significant horror film in cinema history. Irrefutably, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was the first psychological horror flick. Interestingly, most every element of horror can be found in Wiene’s highly...
Earnest performances, good pacing and a surprisingly impressive central creature all help make WYVERN one of the very best Sci-Fi Channel-originated CG monster movies. That may be damning it with the faintest of faint praise, but it really is a decent movie in its own...
OK! Maybe I’m being a bit premature being that I am only about ten minutes into the film, and yes, I’m here with laptop in hand with a handful of complaints already. So far I have been treated to the Geigo cavemen taking over an mental hospital. They then begin...
I am just going to come right out and say it. 2012 has been a shit year for horror films. Seriously folks! There is a reason for the lack of horror movie reviews on the site and more book reviews. Well, one of the reasons at least. I have seen a number of horror films...
